Valdez's committee spent the most on yard signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,636) going to CorPro Screentech in Loves Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Valdez's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Yard signs
$5,636
31.4%
Campaign management services
$5,000
27.9%
Campaign work
$3,000
16.7%
Silent auction items
$1,530
8.5%
Printing
$1,160
6.5%
Postage
$490
2.7%
Production media expenses
$420
2.3%
Fund raising entertainment
$400
2.2%
Photography
$300
1.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
CorPro Screentech
2016-10-14
$5,636
Yard signs
Nspire Results Group
2016-10-13
$5,000
Campaign management services
R&R Sports
2016-10-19
$1,530
Silent auction items
Jim Thacker
2016-10-01
$1,500
Campaign work
Jim Thacker
2016-10-31
$1,500
Campaign work
Meridian
2016-10-27
$789
Printing
US Postmaster
2016-11-17
$490
Postage
Vixen Productions
2016-10-07
$420
Production media expenses
Harlan Jefferson
2016-12-08
$400
Fund raising entertainment
Meridian
2016-12-06
$370
Printing
Carly Rice Photography
2016-12-08
$300
Photography